The history of Alt+number sequences, and why Alt+9731 sometimes gives you a heart and sometimes a snowman
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20240702-00/?p=109951 [devblogs.microsoft.com]
2024-07-02 16:56
A customer reported that a recent Windows update broke their ability to type a snowman by using Alt+9731. We explained that the update was not at fault; rather, Alt+9731 was never supposed to produce a snowman at all! But the customer insisted that it used to work.
source: HN